The omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 evolved into several sublineages, three of which (BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5) became globally dominant. Currently, the prevalence of omicron subvariants BQ.1 (a subvariant of BA.5), its sublineage BQ.1.1, and XBB (a recombinant of two different BA.2 subvarian…